It's easy to think that reverse thrust and spoilers stops an airplane. But that's only because it makes so much of a scene when landing. In truth it's the brakes that do most of the work. Just like your car. But the story is a bit more complicated than that.

00:00 – Intro 3 ways to stop plane
00:35 – Brakes
01:02 – Spoilers
01:40 – Reverse Thrust
02:20 – Outro

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